I. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting. 1. The bushfires that have occurred in Melbourne, Australia last week burned down a lot of houses. 2. A lot of rare animals have saved in several National Parks throughout Vietnam recently. 3. Although Nora plays football well, she plays tennis bad. 4. We have always wanted to visit London, that is the capital of England. 5. Do you know the old lady is standing by the Toyota over there?II. Language focus Circle the letter A, B, C or D that you think it the best option for each of the following sentences. 6. Peter is a very………… boy. He can make friends easily even though he is in a strange place. A. polite B. unfriendly C. sociable D. society 7. My brother…………… in that school when he was a little boy. A. has studied B. would study C. had studied D. studied

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I. Choose the underlined word or phrase in each of the following sentences that needs correcting.
1. The bushfires that have occurred in Melbourne, Australia last week burned down a lot of houses.
A B C D
2. A lot of rare animals have saved in several National Parks throughout Vietnam recently.
A B C D
3. Although Nora plays football well, she plays tennis bad.
A B C D
4. We have always wanted to visit London, that is the capital of England.
A B C D
5. Do you know the old lady is standing by the Toyota over there?
A B C D
II. Language focus
Circle the letter A, B, C or D that you think it the best option for each of the following sentences.
6. Peter is a very………… boy. He can make friends easily even though he is in a strange place.
A. polite B. unfriendly C. sociable D. society
7. My brother…………… in that school when he was a little boy.
A. has studied B. would study C. had studied D. studied
8. Human beings benefit greatly ……… many medicines and other products that …………
provides.
A. on/ biodiversity B. on/ environment C. from/ biodiversity D. with/ biodiversity
9. …………….. his great efforts, he could save a lot of orphaned and abandoned animals.
A. due to B. thanks to C. in spite of D. although
10. Tim has been studying really very hard, …………. he can’t pass his exams.
A. but B. so C. therefore D. thus
11. Tom ………… his aunt Lee for ages. He has lost contact ……….. her since 2007.
A. didn’t see/ with B. hasn’t seen/ with C. hasn’t seen/ to D. don’t see/ to
12. A ………..…. book is a magazine, especially for children, that tells stories through
pictures.
A. comic B. thriller C. biography D. fiction
13. We understand the situation perfectly. You …………………. explain it to us any further.
A. need B. mustn’t C. must D. needn’t
14. Our forests have been destroyed exceedingly, unless some urgent measures …………………
A. will be taken B. are taken C. were taken D. take
15. Nothing would ……………. him from ………….. out against injustice.
A. prevent/ speak B. prevent/ speaking C. prevent/ to speak D. preventing/ speaking
16. Can you explain why some people can work better when they are …………. pressure?
A. in B. on C. under D. at
17. She was no longer able to distinguish between …………………….. and reality.
A. image B. imaginary C. imagine D. imagination
18. They won’t let you cross the border, …………. you have a proper passport.
A. unless B. or C. if D. if not
19. Mr. Smith can’t make a …. to get married to Mary or stay single until he can afford a house and a
car.
A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decisively
20. You shouldn’t tell her the news. It might kill her.
A. The news shouldn’t be told her. She must be killed by it.
B. The news shouldn’t be told to her. She must be killed by it.
C. She shouldn’t be told by the news. She might be killed by it.
D. She shouldn’t been told the news. It might be killed by it.
21. They ....................... time and money doing such a thing.
A. were advised not to waste C. were advising not to waste
B. advised not to be wasted D. were advised not wasting
22. …………….. is one of the main causes of species extinction.
A. Exploitation B. Population C. Pollution D. Forestation
23. Government should …………. laws to protect wildlife from commercial trade and overhunting.
A. enact B. enactment C. enactable D. enacts
Choose one word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the rest.
24. A. comic B. slope C. mosquito D. petroleum
25. A. villages B. countries C. grasses D. cabbages
26. A. damaged B. recovered C. decreased D. endangered
Choose one word whose stress pattern is different from that of the rest.
27. A. habitat B. sufficient C. awareness D. survival
28. A. vulnerable B. production C. knowledge D. narrow
29. A. reserve B. dessert C. ranger D. provide
III. Reading comprehension
Read the following passage and fill in the missing word(s) by choosing A, B, C or D for the
best option.
DESERT PLANTS AND ANIMALS
Deserts get very little rain, but cactuses, trees, shrubs, and even wildflowers still (30) ……….. to
grow in some desert areas. These plants have special features, or adaptations, that help them get and
store water. They have small leaves to keep water from (31) ……….. into the air. Some desert
plants have long roots that reach water deep underground. Other plants, called succulents, can store
water from a desert rainstorm in thick roots, stems, and leaves. Some desert plants grow for only a
few days. They sprout after a (32) ………….. Then they die, and their seeds lie in the soil until the
next rain comes. The Sahara and deserts in the Middle East are so dry that they have few plants.
Many kinds of animals also live in the desert. They include birds, insects, snakes, lizards, and some
kinds of (33) …………... Desert animals have adaptations that help them survive. In hot deserts,
centipedes, scorpions, and rattlesnakes burrow into the ground during the day to stay (34)
………….... Some foxes and rabbits that live in the desert have large ears that let body heat (35)
The camel is a large mammal with a hump on its back that lives in the Sahara and Middle East
deserts. Camels can go for days without food or water. Camels use the fat in their hump for (36)
30. A. manage B. feel like C. remain D. enable
31. A. liberating B. escaping C. holding D. keeping
32. A. rainforest B. rainbow C. raincoat D. rainfall
33. A. krills B. mammal C. mammals D. mammocks
34. A. cool B. hot C. calm D. warm
35. A. to escape B. escape C. escaping D. escaped
36. A. generator B. generation C. energy D. engineering
IV./ Writing: Rewrite the sentences in the passive
37. Nobody can lift this large rock.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…
38. Were the bridges built in 19th century?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…
39. You should warn the children not to talk to strangers in big cities.
………………………………………………………………………………………………..……
40. The car is being repainted with very nice colour by Mr. Mike Hampton.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..…
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